Combination coat and trousers hanger



Dec. 9, 1952 c. TYLER COMBINATION COAT AND TROUSERS HANGER Filed Aug. 6, 1949 IN VEN TOR: C 75 1.52, mkmz.

HTTOEN EY.

Patented Dec. 9, 1952 UNITED STATES PTENT FFECE COMBINATION COAT AND TROUSERS HANGER 4 Claims.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger of the most approved type in which is embodied means for clamping trousers, skirts or other garments in position thereon. It is the further object of the invention to provide a detachable clamping means for the garment hanger which is convenient to operate and which is capable of maintaining several pairs of trousers or other garments suspended on the hanger at the same time. A still further object of the invention is to provide suspension means for the hanger in which is embodied resilient means for maintaining the clamping means in position in the hanger and for applying pressure to the clamping means as required for maintaining trousers in position on the hanger.

Further objects of the invention and the advantages inherent in the novel type of construction thereof will be appreciated from the following detailed description and reference is invited to the accompanying drawings in which a device embodying the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a garment hanger with a portion thereof broken away for the sake of clearness;

Fig. 2 is a substantially corresponding plan view of the device;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional end view taken substantially on line 33 of the device of Fig. 1, in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of a somewhat modified form of the invention; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, cross-sectional view taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The garment hanger is, in appearance, similar to the approved type of hangers in use at the present time. It consists of a shoulder rest composed of two parts I, 2 and a cross-brace 3 which is suitably fastened to the outer ends of the shoulder rest. As shown in Fig. 2, the part I of the shoulder rest is recessed at 4 to receive therein a flange 5 projecting from the inner end of part 2. When these shoulder rest portions are carefully fitted and held pressed together after suitable glue has been applied to the contacting surfaces thereof, it is found that the shoulder rest of the device will be held firmly combined. The crossbrace 3 may at the same time be glued in position or otherwise secured to the underside of the shoulder rest at the ends thereof.

A recess or pocket 6 is centrally sunk in the shoulder rest from the bottom thereof of a size to receive therein the upper end of a clamping member 1. The bottom of this member is outwardly curved to form a lip 8 which takes a position below the cross-brace 3, as indicated in Fig. 3. As best shown in this drawing, the pocket 6 is roomy enough to allow for considerable swinging movement of the clamping member I therein. It is also important to note that the edge 9 of the clamping member presents a wide horizontally disposed surface for contact with the horizontal bottom surface of the pocket.

The clamping member is held in position by means of a resilient wire frame It, the lower end of which is bent at right angles to form a hook H riding in a perforation of the clamping member. The wire frame I 9 is intermediate its length coiled to form a helical portion 12 from which the wire of the frame rises through the joint formed between the shoulder rest parts I and 2 and it is bent at the upper end thereof to form a horizontal extension [3 seated in a recess of the hanger part 2 to lock the frame rigidly in position. The upper vertical portion of this wire frame is placed within the inner corner of the parts I and 2 of the shoulder rest before they are glued together and when carefully fitted into this corner will, as above described, be held rigidly in position therein after the shoulder rest has been assembled in the manner described.

The function of the wire frame It is not only to urge and so to maintain the clamping member 7 in position within the recess 6 but also to urge the lower portion thereof against the cross-brace 3. When the parts are in this manner assembled and correctly proportioned, it is found that a number of pairs of trousers or other garments may be mounted on the cross-brace and will be held firmly in position thereon by the pressure exerted by the resilient wire frame H3. It is important to note also that it is merely required with the hand holding the trousers to be applied to the hanger to move the clamping member 7 away from the cross-brace 3, and at the same time to fold the bottoms of the trousers over this crossbar with the same hand, whereupon the hand may be withdrawn to allow the clamping member to move against and to maintain the garments firmly in position whether one or several pairs of trousers or other garments are hung at the same time. When, in addition, the upper curved edge of the cross-brace is serrated, as indicated at IE, it is found that several layers of garments may be held suspended therefrom even when comparatively light pressure is exerted against the clamping member by the wire frame I9.

The hanger may be suspended by means of a conventional hook I 4, as shown in Fig.2. I prefer,

however, somewhat to modify the shape of this hook to the end that a better grip on the hook support may be obtained, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4, the upper end [4 of the hook is not circular as in common practice, but rhombic in shape. When so shaped, it is found that the hook will grip the conventional garment supporting rod more firmly, so as to eliminate the usual rocking movement of a hanger on the rod, and also that it will similarly adjust itself to rods of various sizes.

It is another important feature of the present invention that the clamping member I may be removed from the hanger merely by swinging the member outwardly a sufficient distance to release the upper end thereof from the pocket 6, whereupon the member may .be tilted inwardly to release it from the hook H. This is important in cases where the wire frame is not required but it is found desirable to leave the cross-brace 3 unobstructed. While I have found this method of supporting and actuating the clamping member 1 most desirable it is possible, where quick removal of this member is not required, to modify the fastening means thereof. Illustrative thereof I have, in Figs. 4 and 5, shown the hanger recessed at 20 to receive the upper, bent portion 2| of a clamping member 22 which, otherwise, may remain as above described. A pair of studs or bolts 23 extend through perforations of this bent portion into the body of the hanger to support a pair of compression springs 24. The latter exert pressure against the bent portion of the clamping member to urge the lower portion thereof into engagement with the brace 25. This part of the hanger may remain identical with the brace 3.

It is seen from the foregoing that I have provided means whereby a garment hanger of the most improved shape and construction may be fitted with a detachable clamping member for maintaining garments such as trousers, skirts or the like, firmly in position thereon and which is convenient in its operation. I do not, however, wish to be limited to the exact shape, proportion and arrangement shown in the drawings but reserve the right to embody therein modifications within the scope of the claims hereto appended.

I claim:

1. In a garment hanger including a shoulder rest and a horizontal brace at the bottom thereof, the shoulder rest having a pocket centrally sunk in the bottom thereof, a clamping member freely seated in the pocket of said shoulder rest and downwardly extending therefrom a distance beyond said brace, and resilient means anchored in the shoulder rest and downwardly extending beyond the pocket thereof, said means engaging the member to maintain the member in position within said pocket and to urge the member against the said horizontal brace.

2. In a garment hanger including a shoulder rest having a horizontal brace at the bottom thereof, the shoulder rest having a centrally positioned pocket rising into the bottom surface thereof, a suspension hook rising from the shoulder rest, a clamping member freely seated in said pocket and downwardly extending therefrom a distance beyond said brace, the member having a centrally positioned perforation therethrough, and a wire frame having its upper end anchored in said shoulder rest and downwardly extending beyond the pocket thereof, the lower end of the frame detachably engaging the perforation of the member to maintain it in position on the shoulder rest, the wire frame being intermediate its ends formed with a helical portion which is placed under tension to urge the member against the horizontal brace of the hanger.

3. In a garment hanger including a shoulder rest having a suspension hook rising therefrom and a horizontal brace at the bottom thereof, the shoulder rest having at the center of the bottom surface thereof a pocket, a narrow clamping member freely seated in said pocket, and a resilient wire having its upper end anchored in said shoulder rest and downwardly extending beyond the pocket, the lower end of the wire detachably engaging the member to maintain it in position within the pocket of the shoulder rest, the wire frame being intermediate its ends formed with a helical portion which is placed under tension when the lower end thereof is caused to engage the member to urge the member against the horizontal brace of the hanger.

4. In a garment hanger, a shoulder rest made in two rigidly combined parts symmetrically extending from the center thereof, the contacting portions of the two parts overlapping, there being a pocket rising into the bottom surface of the overlapping portions of the shoulder rest, a cross-brace interconnecting the two parts, a resilient wire frame rising into and anchored in the overlapping portions of the shoulder rest, a suspension hook rising from the shoulder rest, and a narrow clamping member freely seated in the pocket of the shoulder rest and downwardly extending therefrom a distance beyond said brace, the lower end of the wire frame being detachably seated in the clamping member to maintain the member in position and to urge the member against the said cross-brace.

CHARLES TYLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 566,509 Flegal Aug. 25, 1896 1,027,837 Gilman May 28, 1912 2,478,297 McGirr Aug. 9, 1949 2,502,164 McAllister Mar. 28, 1950 2,527,869 Wintergreen Oct. 31, 1950 

